Embarrassed for my birthday
So yesterday my friend took me out for my birthday - love her! First stop, nail salon. She picked the place, great reviews, decent pricing, etc. While we sat in the chairs getting our toes done, the subject of age came up. For some reason, my friend jokingly states that I am younger than her after the technician acts surprised that she will be 53 that year. So the attention gets turned to me. The woman tells her, no - she's older than you - I can tell by her eyes and the lines on her face. Then the witch proceeds to suggest I get Botox. I've been extremely focused on skincare the last 8 months particularly because I've recently lost the excess weight I gained after Covid and I used to be the one who floored people by MY age. Times have changed and I'm sensitive about it. I've got the prescriptions, the red light panel and masks as well as at-home microneedling kits. What is everyone else doing? I'm 57 today and I want to stop thinking about this. Pics taken this month and added for context.